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-When the forum is down for more than two days you check yourself into detox.

-You have r/c modifications named after you.

-If your forum posts total were dollars you could retire early.

-You dream of using servos to make everything remote control.

-You own r/c's that you've never driven.

-The ring bearer at your wedding was an E-Maxx.

-The lhs owner just bought a new Mercedes and you're three payments behind on your Kia.

-A crowd gathers when you bash.

-You're X-mas wish list is a Traxxas exploded view.

-The only thing you've cooked in the last year is tires.

-The Lhs owner comes to you for parts.

-When strangers approach you while you're bashing, you can recruit them into r/c in fifty words or less.

-You recorded over your wedding video with speed run footage.

-You can build another complete r/c vehicle in a couple hours without buying any parts.

-Your r/c gets it's own seat in the family car, and you're willing to leave someone behind to keep it that way.

-You're willing to go out in public with a camera strapped to your head.*

-You're always getting lost cuz your gps unit is never in the family car anymore.

-You've read this whole post and can relate to almost all of it!*

Just a little something I put together last night to give all you fine people a bit of a laugh (or a moment of clarity. Lol) Many of the ideas for these came from stuff we've joked about, or things I've read about others doing that I figured was pretty comical over in the P2de forum in the year I've been posting there.

Feel free to add your own, or comment on any of the ones above. I will update with more as they come to me.

same here i'm gonna share this with my wife also, she'll say thats bad for someone to be like that. man that is some list there, made me laugh and made me think about some if i do that, and i hope my bill doesnt add up to that much charging batteries or i'll get rid of some of them.

Few additions:
- You are recognized in the neighbourhood like "Arent you the guy with the all those RC cars?"
- You are surprised that the capacity of batteries of 1:1 cars are not expressed in mAh
- Your RC collection costs more than your Audio/Video set (*admits his does*)

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...When you pull up in your Taxi, and you say:
"Sorry, I cant fit all your luggage in, I just got my kids toys (erbe, slash mt, and slash platinum)fixed and there still in back. I am gonna have to call dispatch to get you another cab..."

This happened to me. I need help.
Thanks alot Baldy, now I need to find a therapist.

- you own a computer dedicated only to running your charger and programming ESC's
- you have built a comets my custom truck out of all the best parts and sold it before you ever drove it
- you find yourself referring to RC parts and electronics in everyday situations and can't understand why no one understands what your taking about.
- when people ask you what your doing this weekend you simply reply "bashing" and think nothing of it.
- when you go to home depot it's not so you can buy stuff for your home
- you get excited when it's time to re-fill a prescription because it means you now have another pill bottle to store screws in.
- somewhere in the main living area of your home you have an RC on display that YOU consider ART
- you have chosen to buy RC parts VS buying food for your lunches

@Pave, those are way funny man...and so true. At some point we just start to assume that everyone should know what we're talking about and stop explaining our hobby in ways people can understand. Lol.

This one is also one that I've experienced quite a few times:

Originally Posted by nunster

You can hear somone else talking about rc's in a crowd of people.

They say that admitting you're an addict is the first step, but I'm not sure that it's a good thing regarding R/C. Because now that I know I'm an addict, I stopped feeling guilty about buying R/C stuff I don't need.

Here's a few more for you guys:

- If there were R/Cer's anonymous meetings, you'd attend just to compare setups.

- There are a few "mysterious" dents on your neighbors car.

- You think it's hilarious when you fling rocks and gravel at people with your tires.

- You know so much about your R/C, that you have stumped Traxxas support staff on more than one occasion.

- You're Dremel has died from overuse.....twice.

- A 30 day warranty is more than enough time to make a part fail...twice.

- You've had more runs end from breakage, than you've had end from LVC.

- Bashing your R/C is now EXACTLY what it sounds like.

- All the points of interest (POI) on your navigation unit are hobby shops.

- You have been known to buy, prep, paint, trim, mount, run and destroy a lexan R/C body....all in the same day.

- You have given up other addictions to fund this one.

- If you arrive at a family function without your R/C, your family offers their condolences.

- During the summer months, you wouldn't even notice if the satellite dish stopped working.

- You take your shoes off at the door, but will drive your dirty R/C right in.

-You've built ramps using the wood from a perfectly good piece of furniture.

- The keyboard on your work computer still looks brand new, but your forum pc keyboard is completely worn out.

- You now completely refuse to buy anything R/C from walmart or any other toy grade sellers.

- You built your wife an R/C truck that you know she'll never drive....just to shut her up.

- the lhs is the first place you stop while X-Mas shopping.

- A "LOCAL" hobby shop now includes any within a 100 mile radius.

- During family road trips, hobby shops "coincidentally" appear along the route to your destination.

I can’t believe this but I guess this shows how addicted I am. I thought of more that I have done.

Filled up your hard drive with rc videos and pics
Still trying to pay off credit cards used to buy rc’s
Check out the rc’s at walmart just for a good laugh
The backyard is an rc track or two
Moments after traxxas releases a new rc you already can’t wait for the next
After finally getting done working on an rc you realize you worked on it all night and forgot to get any sleep

When you sell your real car and spend all the money on an rc one!
When you have nightmares about your Traxxas rc's being replaced with walmart ones!
You make jewelry out of your broken rc parts!
Everything you're wearing says "Traxxas" on it!

-When your lady knows more about ur Trucks upgrades than a Local Hobby shops employee by looking at it, and tells her GF what parts u have, and recognizes just what it is she knows. (happened to me last night)

-When you keep all your reciepts, but refuse to count up the totals, and acknowledge how much you have spent/spend

Your clothes have nitro fuel stains on them.
You find rc parts under your couch cushions.
Your family virtues include "No charging at over 1c"
You open boxes and find rc cars you didn't know you had.
The only thing keeping your local hobby shop in business is your paychecks.
You know for a fact that you can dye plastic kitchen utensils.
Your will mentions rc cars.
Your family portrait included a Slash 4x4.

To many time lol, so true! I laughed so hard, 5am, the can, waking up half the people in the house! Sure, I've insisted my trucks get the front seat, my girlfriends kids are to young for the front still. And ya, I've painted and demolished a few bodies in the same day (that truly sucks lol, till I get another with in 24h)
My girlfriend said she's looking into "pj's" with traxxas logo lol.
so, am I an addict for watching the chipmunks over and over just to see Theodore blazin in a e maxx?
I will not vacation anywhere my trucks can't go so no honey, we're not taking that cruise.
every time you watch a drag race, you think and say, I can take that piece of crap and his world championship trophy too
You've asked every true knuckle buster in your area if they'll race for pinks. And you give them a choice of witch car you'll smoke them with lol.
That one I've done over and over! Its so messed up when you line up on the street with a 1:1 and drop your wheelie bar, smile and say, hehehe you ready for this lol? Cause your about to get smoked buy a lil old toy lol.